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• NATO and Libya - Operational Media Update: 23 April 2011
• Blasts Kill 3 NATO Troops in Afghanistan, Joint Forces Kill 3 Top Insurgents VOA 24 Apr 2011 -- NATO says roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan have killed three of its personnel, while coalition and Afghan forces in the east have dealt a blow to the Haqqani insurgent group by killing three of its leaders.
• Seabees Repair Road, Enable Marines to Complete Missions NNS 24 Apr 2011 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, Det. Meerkat, completed a three-mile section of road outside of the protective walls of Camp Dwyer in Afghanistan April 15.
• Pakistan gov't urged to stop NATO supplies in protest at drone raids IRNA 24 Apr 2011 -- A senior Pakistani political leader Sunday told a big anti-US rally that the people would stop supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan from Pakistan if the U.S. did not halt drone strikes in the tribal regions.
• US drone strikes fuel anger in Pakistan IRNA 24 Apr 2011 -- Anger against US led drone strikes is running high in Pakistan and now some government leaders have also joined the protests.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Undersecretary, Chairman Visit Deployed Troops AFPS 24 Apr 2011 -- The man who is responsible for personnel and readiness issues for the Defense Department observed how his decisions impact the fight during his visits to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq this past week.
• USS Emory S. Land, USS La Jolla Visit India NNS 24 Apr 2011 -- Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Goa, India, April 22 as part of the U.S. Navy's theater cooperation and good will mission.
• Iran Navy to have strategic presence in world waters- commander IRNA 24 Apr 2011 -- Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Iran's naval forces will continue their powerful and strategic presence in the international waters.

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Other Conflicts

• Gadhafi Forces Shell Misrata; Further Unrest in Yemen, Syria VOA 24 Apr 2011 -- Libyan government forces are keeping pressure on the rebel-held city of Misrata after abandoning most of the positions they held in the city.
• No let-up in Misurata shelling despite army 'halt to fighting' RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bombarded the rebel-held port city of Misurata on Sunday despite government claims the army halted its operations.
• Libya seeks Moscow's role in peaceful settlement to conflict - premier RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- Libya is ready for a political settlement of the armed conflict in the country and wants Moscow to take part in the search for ways to end the conflict peacefully, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, referring to Libyan Prime Minister al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi.
• Shelling of Misrata by Gaddafi forces continues despite claims - TV RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- The besieged western Libyan city of Misrata has continued to be bombarded by rockets and automatic weapons, despite claims that Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's army has fled the city, Sky News TV channel reported on Sunday.
• Gaddafi troops suspend operations in Misrata RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- Troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi 'suspended operations' in the country's third largest city of Misrata, Al Jazeera reported citing a Libyan deputy foreign minister.
• Fighting in Libyan City of Misrata a Stalemate, says Analyst VOA 24 Apr 2011 -- There was reported heavy shelling and gunfire Sunday in the Libya's western rebel-held city of Misrata, despite a government claim that it had halted operations against insurgents there. The city has seen hundreds killed in two months of a government siege.
• UN chief calls on Cambodia, Thailand for ceasefire RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on warring Cambodia and Thailand to declare a ceasefire, as border clashes between the two countries continued for a third day, BBC reported on Sunday.
• Thailand denies use of toxic gas in Cambodian border clash RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- Thailand foreign ministry dismissed information that the military used poisonous gas in clashes on the border with Cambodia, the Bangkok Post said on Sunday.
• Cambodia, Thailand Continue Border Clashes VOA 24 Apr 2011 -- There was a fresh exchange of artillery fire Sunday along the border separating Thailand and Cambodia following two days of clashes that left at least 10 soldiers dead and forced thousands of civilians to evacuate.

News Reports

• US Senators Urge Non-Military Intervention in Syria VOA 24 Apr 2011 -- U.S. senators of both major political parties are urging greater support for Syria's embattled opposition short of direct military intervention.
• Syrian Security Forces Round Up Government Opponents RFE/RL 24 Apr 2011 -- Activists say security forces in Syria have arrested dozens of opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's regime following a bloody crackdown on protesters.
• EU top diplomat condemns violence in Syria RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- The EU foreign policy chief condemned the use of force against anti-government demonstrators in Syria as 'appalling and intolerable,' DPA reported on Sunday.
• White House Welcomes Yemen Power Transfer Plan As Protests Continue RFE/RL 24 Apr 2011 -- The United States has welcomed the announcement that Yemen's President Ali Abduallah Saleh is willing to transfer power.
• Yemeni president accepts transition plan RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has accepted the power transition plan, proposed by Gulf Arab mediators, under which he will have to resign soon, his aide told Al Jazeera.
• Yemeni protests demand Saleh quit immediately despite transition plan RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- Protesters in Yemen are calling for the immediate departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh despite a transition plan brokered by Persian Gulf nations under which he would step down.
• Protests Continue in Yemen After Saleh Accepts Exit Plan VOA 24 Apr 2011 -- Anti-government protesters in Yemen's capital continue to demand the president's immediate departure, a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to a Gulf Arab initiative for him to transfer power and resign within 30 days of signing a formal agreement with the opposition.
• Egypt's Mubarak to be moved to prison hospital RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- Egypt's public prosecutor on Sunday ordered the transfer of ailing ex-leader Hosni Mubarak to a prison hospital in the capital Cairo, ahead of questioning over corruption and abuse allegations.
• TEPCO to complete radioactive debris cleanup work at Fukushima plant by July RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2011 -- Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) expects to complete work to clean up radioactive debris at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant by July, the Japanese TV channel NHK reported on Sunday, referring to TEPCO.
• Supreme Leader cautions media on social calmness IRNA 24 Apr 2011 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that political and cultural officials, as well as journalists and online media should not publish news articles which would induce lack of tranquility in the society.
• Larijani: US should not put blames on others IRNA 24 Apr 2011 -- Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that the US should blames others for its illogical interventions in other countries' affairs.
• Ethiopia Declines to Respond to US Rights Charges VOA 24 Apr 2011 -- Ethiopia has ended its practice of formally responding to the annual U.S. human rights report, as it has done the past two years. A statement said the government views the Congressionally-mandated report with contempt, and has no plans to answer the charges.
• First Chornobyl, Then Fukushima. Will Nuclear Energy Survive? RFE/RL 24 Apr 2011 -- When reactor No. 4 at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant exploded 25 years ago, it seemed nuclear power might die with it.